FTSE China Index Series Quarterly Review

• Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology (A) & Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development (A) to be added to FTSE China A50 Index
• FTSE China 25 Index remains unchanged

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider, announced the results of the FTSE China Index Series quarterly review today.

The FTSE China Index Series is reviewed quarterly by the independent FTSE Asia Pacific Index Advisory Committee.  The committee is made up of leading local and international market professionals who approve all index changes and ensure that the index review complies fully with FTSE’s highly transparent and publicly available index rules.

FTSE China indices are widely regarded as a leading measure of the China equities market by domestic and international investors. Nearly 60%[1] of Assets under Management (AuM) in China Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) issued globally, track a FTSE China index. The most widely followed indices are the FTSE China A50 Index and the FTSE China 25 Index, which are used as the basis of the world’s largest China themed ETFs.

The FTSE China A50 Index represents the 50 largest A-Share companies in China and is tracked by both domestic investors and internationally through a range of QFII investment portfolios. Two changes to this index have been approved as a result of the June 2013 review:

The FTSE China 25 Index, a tradable index which captures the largest investable Chinese stocks (H Shares, P Chips and Red Chips) listed on the Hong Kong Exchange, remains unchanged.

Several changes were also approved to other indices in the comprehensive FTSE China Index Series which consists of over 260 indices covering A Shares, B Shares, H Shares, Red Chips, P Chips, Hong Kong stocks and Bonds.  Full details of all inclusions and exclusions for the FTSE China Index Series can be obtained at www.ftse.com/china.  All changes will be effective after the close of trading on 21 June 2013, with the next review on 3 September 2013. The summary of index changes is shown in the Appendix.

More information about the FTSE China Index Series including index rules governing the series is available at www.ftse.com/china.

Appendix

Summary of Index Changes - FTSE China Index Series Quarterly Review

FTSE China 25 Index

Inclusion: 0

Exclusion: 0

FTSE China A50 Index

Inclusions: 2

Exclusions: 2

FTSE China A 200 Index

Inclusions: 9

Exclusions: 9

FTSE China A 400 Index

Inclusions: 42

Exclusions: 42

FTSE China A Small Cap Index

Inclusions: 32

Exclusions: 38

FTSE China B 35 Index

Inclusion: 2

Exclusion: 2